Glamorous TikTok star Rachel Yaffe dies from liver cancer at 27 after warning followers to 'trust their gut'

A TikTok star has died from a rare liver cancer at age 27 following a seven-year battle with the disease. Ms Yaffe - who documented her cancer journey online - said she felt like something was wrong in her late teens but put it down to a gluten intolerance. Rachel Yaffe from Maryland passed away on October 11 at the age of 27, following a seven year battle with liver cancer Your browser does not support iframes. Ms Yaffe said she felt like something was wrong in her late teens but put it down to a gluten intolerance A biopsy confirmed that Ms Yaffe had an extremely rare form of liver cancer known as fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma Touching on how her diet changed during her cancer journey, Ms Yaffe tells viewers in a TikTok posted this July: 'I was plant-based vegan for quite a long amount time. In a TikTok pinned at the top of her feed, Ms Yaffe says her lasting message is for others to get checked out by doctors if they think something is wrong 'I a pretty low appetite so its been a little bit difficult both physically and mentally but I'm working on just focusing on the small things that that bring me joy.